The United Nations nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), on Tuesday called on Russia and Ukraine to establish a "nuclear safety and security protection zone" around the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP).

In a report of the visit, the IAEA said shelling of the facility should cease immediately. "This requires agreement by all relevant parties to the establishment of a nuclear safety and security protection zone" around the plant, it said.

The IAEA said shelling presented a major risk to nuclear safety. "The IAEA is still gravely concerned about the situation at the ZNPP — this hasn't changed," the report said.

It said the best course of action would be for the conflict to end, but failing that, a security area should be established. It also called for the removal of the Russian armored vehicles that the delegation observed at the plant.

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